2008 Bacteriological Sampling in Eleven Mile Creek and Perdido Bay using Coliscan MF
A fecal coliform count of over 200 bacteria/100 mls of water indicates the water may be unsafe for swimming.
A total coliform count over 2,400 bacteria/100 mls of water indicates swimming may be unsafe
| Perdido Bay above Lillian Bridge- Millview, FL; 30 24 50N/87 22 23W | |||||
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| DATE - 2008 | Fecal Coliform - #/100 mls water | Total Coliform - #/100 mls water | Water Temperature - °F | Salinity - PPT | Observations |
| January 10, 2008 | 4,000 | 11,400 | 62 | 8 | Very high bacteria counts and lots of foam Click to see bacteria plate |
| January 18, 2008 | 3,500 | 9,400 | 57 | 10 | Very high bacteria counts and lots of foam |
| January 26, 2008 | 5,600 | 7,600 | 48 | 6 | Very high bacteria counts and lots of foam |
| February 3, 2008 | 1,700 | 2,900 | 68 | 6 | Very high bacteria counts and lots of foam |
| February 16, 2008 | 1,200 | 7,600 | 64 | 2 | Very high bacteria counts and lots of foam |
| February 24, 2008 | greater than 40,000 | greater than 40,000 | 68 | 0 | Very high bacteria counts |
| March 29, 2008 | 900 | 1000 | 68 | 8 | Bay is pretty clear |
| April 7, 2008 | 20,400 | 22,400 | 75 | 3 | Sample taken after rain; bay is very turbid |
| April 17, 2008 | 3,100 | 5,900 | 65 | 2 | Water is very brown |
| May 2, 2008 | 200 | 27,600 | 78 | 8 | Very high total coliforms |
| May 17, 2008 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 78 | 5 | Bay is turbid |
| June 3, 2008 | 1,900 | 3,400 | 86 | 4 | Bay has been fairly clear lately |
| June 14, 2008 | 12,700 | 12,700 | 85 | 4 | High bacteria counts |
| June 27, 2008 | 1,000 | 1,900 | 86 | 7 | Bay looks like something is blooming |
| July 17, 2008 | 900 | 3,000 | 86 | 6 | Bay has looked very brown and nasty this past week |
| July 30, 2008 | 700 | 700 | 88 | 9 | Lots of bacteria other than coliforms growing on sample |
| August 22, 2008 | 2,700 | 4,300 | 84 | 4 | Sample taken before rain from tropical storm Fay |
| September 5, 2008 | 1,700 | 2,600 | 85 | 4 | Water is extremely brown |
| September 16, 2008 | 7,000 | 8,400 | 78 | 5.5 | Water is extremely brown |
| October 13, 2008 | 1,300 | 1,400 | 75 | 15 | Water is beginning to clear up |
| November 22, 2008 | 800 | 2,800 | 46 | 10 | Water is slightly clearer but foam is still present |
| Eleven mile Creek at 297A (Papermill creek) | |||||
| January 29, 2008 | 224,000 | 424,600 | 68 | 1 or 1150 micro ohms/cm | Very high bacteria counts |
| February 8, 2008 | 60,000 | 170,600 | 68 | 1 or 1200 micro ohms/cm | Very high bacteria counts |
| Perdido Bay below Lillian Bridge - Emmanuel Bayou, AL | |||||
| DATE - 2008 | Fecal Coliform - #/100 mls water | Total Coliform - #/100 mls water | Water Temperature - °F | Observations | |
| January 15, 2008 | less than 50 | 500 | 68 | ||
| January 22, 2008 | less than 50 | 700 | 53 | January 29, 2008 | 200 | 1,050 | 56 | Foam over the surface of bay |
| February 5, 2008 | 50 | 400 | 72 | February 12, 2008 | 50 | 500 | 63 |
| February 19, 2008 | less than 33 | 200 | 61 | ||
| February 26, 2008 | less than 50 | 350 | 68 | ||
| March 4, 2008 | 50 | 50 | 65 | ||
| March 11, 2008 | 50 | 1650 | N.A. | ||
| April 8, 2008 | 550 | 3110 | 71 | ||
| April 15, 2008 | less than 50 | 400 | 62 | ||
| April 22, 2008 | less than 50 | 350 | 74 | ||
| May 6, 2008 | less than 50 | 200 | 76 | ||
| May 13, 2008 | less than 50 | less than 50 | 76 | ||
| June 8, 2008 | 50 | 50 | 88 | ||
| June 10, 2008 | less than 50 | less than 50 | 84 | ||
| June 17, 2008 | 200 | 450 | 86 | ||
| June 24, 2008 | 50 | 50 | 83 | ||
| July 15, 2008 | 100 | 200 | 86 | ||
| July 22, 2008 | 350 | 450 | 87 | ||
| August 19, 2008 | less than 50 | 100 | 80 | ||
| August 26, 2008 | less than 50 | less than 50 | 82 | ||
| September 9, 2008 | less than 50 | 400 | 80 | ||
| September 23, 2008 | less than 50 | 650 | 79 | ||
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